Can’t be Bush’s fault — one of the first things he did after he was elected was to send $15 billion to Africa to fight AIDS. That’s when I knew he was just another liberal spreading other people’s money unneccesarily without demanding an account for it.

If I get fat, it’s my fault for eating too much.
If I am poor, it’s my fault for spending more than I made.
If I am discontent, it’s my fault for not pursuing my dreams.
If I am not properly educated, it’s my fault for being lazy.
If I get a woman pregnant, it’s my fault for having unprotected sex.
If I rob a store, it’s my fault for going to jail.
If I steal a car, it’s my fault if I get shot.
If I have an affair, it’s my fault for ruining my marriage.
If I’m hateful to my children, it’s my fault if they hate me.
If I’m spiteful to other people, it’s my fault if I have no friends.

So, yes, I would say that if I had consensual unprotected sex and became HIV positive, it would be my fault. Who else could I rationally blame? The only possible exception would be someone who has been in a monogamous relationship for 10+ years and had absolutely no reason to believe their spouse would cheat on them; e.g., a housewife who suddenly finds out she has herpes because her husband picked up a prostitute.

Our lives are the sum cumulative total of the choices we have made up until this point in time. You can’t start taking control of your circumstances until you own them.

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